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Overview

ENGL 212 introduces forms of poetry, with a wide variety of examples from Shakespeare to Atwood, examining themes, structure, style, and imagery.

The second part of the course introduces the elements and forms of drama and provides a historical perspective on the development of drama with reference to three plays: a tragedy from the early seventeenth century, a tragi-comedy from the late nineteenth century, and a modern comedy.

Outline

Part 1: Poetry

Part 2: Plays

Evaluation

To receive credit for ENGL 212, you must submit all of the assignments and write the final examination. You require an overall grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and at least "D" (50 percent) on the final examination to pass the course.

Essay 1

Essay 2

Essay 3

Exam

Total

10%

25%

25%

40%

100%

The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators that can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Ibsen, Henrik. Four Major Plays. Trans. James McFarlane and Jens Arup. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Other materials

The course materials also include an online Course Information, Study Guide, and AU Student Manual.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual, and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.